Vocabulary
When you know the ______ weather it makes predicting the upcoming weather easier.
Current
Average weather conditions in a certain area overtime ______
Climate
There was an increase in the amount of rainfall between
June 11 and June 12
which weather condition could be measured by a Celsius thermometer?
Precipitation
Temperature
Wind Speed
Cloud cover
Temperature
Previous weather ______ can also help predict future weather.
Patterns
Map
According to the wind observations when did the wind first change direction?
9:15am
Which of the following bits of information is NOT important for determining the weather.
How much rain is falling.
How fast the wind is blowing
How far from the ocean it is
How much humidity is in the air.
How far from the ocean it is.
A wind sock measures _____
direction
What tool do you use to know how hot or cold it is outside?
Thermometer
What tool did the students use to gather the data?
Thermometer
rain gauge
wind vane
spring scale
Thermometer
Watching the way clouds moved in the sky would most likely provide helpful information on which characteristics of the weather?
Wind speed and direction
Relative humidity
Daily high temp.
Barometric pressure
wind speed and direction
What tool can you use to determine how much rain has fallen?
Rain Gauge
The state of the atmosphere when it is sunny, cloudy, ect.
weather
How much greater than was the wind speed on Thursday then on Sunday?
12
if the temperature patterns continues into the weekend, what high temperature would be predicted for Saturday?
12
Meteorologists tell you daily _____
forecasts
Meteorologists use different _______ to help determine the weather.
tools
Students observed the conditions outside every day for five days. Their observations are examples of
Weather forecast
weather
climate
temperature
climate
What tool did students use to collect the rain data?
Anemometer
Thermometer
Rain Gauge
Wind sock
Rain gauge